SQL Maintenance
I'm just wondering what folks are using for a SQL Maintenance plan. I have been looking for a 5.1 recommendation from vmware but havent found any.
View ArticlevCenter Server Update 2
I am upgrading my vCenter Server from Version 5 Update 1b to version 5 Update 2. I have 16 host in vcenter. Out of which 2 are in shutdown mode. When update was running, vCenter Inventory service took...
View ArticleConsole crashes in vSphere Client
Hi All, Before we begin I have an open VMware support case for this issue (and have provided verbose logs from the client) , but no luck resolving so far. Thought I'd post here and see if anyone else...
View ArticleVCenter DB as a Virtual Machine?
I currently have a standalone boot from SAN(FC) SQL Server. It currently houses multiple VCenter databases(Server Cluster and a View Cluster), Composer Database, Events Database, and other databases....
View ArticleData collection/polling intervals
Hello, What is the data collection/polling interval set up in vcenter 5.1, if lets say I do like this,setup an alarm to get triggered if CPU utilization is 90% for 10minutes1. In other words, how does...
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Host Raid Controller Memory Cache Module Failed - HA Failed to Restart VMs...
ESXi 5.0u2The host p410i Raid controller memory cache module had failed. The host console became unresponsive(could not enable ssh or restart mgmt agents), turned (disconnected) state in vCenter, the...
View ArticleDeleting snapshots from all VM
Hi,I recently upgraded my vSphere 4.1 to 5.1 and used Update Manager to upgrade all VM to version9 and update the vmtools.I choose to perform a snapshot of the VMs before the updates and also choose a...
View ArticleAudit VCenter 5.x
Hi all, As you might perform an audit in real time or get a log of vCenter 5.x??In this audit do want to see all users all the time you are connected to vCenter. As could be done??Not interested in...
View ArticleStorage LUN Present
Hi, Please let me know, what is the process to present the LUN's more than 256 in single ESXi host, I hired some settings to be modified.. Is it true? if true please share the steps. Thanks in advance.
View ArticleVMware Vcenter.....????
In my application, there are 2 deployment scenarios. In first scenario , a single virtual image(A) has been installed while in second ,there are 2 virtual images(A) & (B) .While running the script...
View Articlevcenter risk assessment/tools
Can anyone provide details of some useful tools that would assist in conducting a risk assessment/compliance audit of vcenter and 8x vsphere (v5) hosts? Similar to Microsofts best practice analyzers....
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What permissions are required for VMware Workstation access?
I need to provide access to a couple VMs in our vSphere environment to a user via VMware Workstation 9.0.2, but experiencing issues doing so. There are 3 VMs in a folder under VMs and Templates that...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 Health Status Changed Alarm
I have a vCenter server that occationally throws up a Health Status Changed Alarm (going from green to red) but I can't figure out what it's referencing. I've looked through the vms, hosts, and...
View ArticlevHost Relocation: Potential Issues That Could Be Avoided?
We are going to be relocating the physical ESXi hosts to a new location. What I'm curious about other than standard hardware failures is that if there any potential vmware problems I might be facing?...
View ArticleAny timeouts that restart or shutdown VMs?
Recently we had a network outage that affected out NFS vlan for several mins. I am being asked what's the default and/or best practice timeouts that will restart or shutdown a VM. Example:HA host...
View ArticleUsing vCenter to gather historical performance data
Hi, We just installed vCenter Server 5.1 and I would very much like to monitor my host's memory, network and CPU usage. I can see the real-time usage of all these components but most our VMs are...
View ArticleUnable to vmotion VM with HW version 7,8 in vSphere 5.1U1
Hi I have identical hosts with an exact CPU config (X5680, Westmere EP). I can succesfully migrate VM with hardware version 9 but not the ones with hardware version 7 or 8. Once I upgrade my version 7...
View ArticleLost vCenter root password
Hi all, our vadp backup stopped working and I can't log to vSphere console as an vadp user. So I thing there is something wrong with a password of the vadp user. But I found I forgot my root password...
View ArticleConfiguration Deployment through OVF
I have an OVA deployment. I have created the deployment scenarios in which depending on the selection we deploy a template. However i am facing an issue if a select one specific option from the...
View ArticleOVF single/multi box deployment scenario Query
Hi, I am working on creating a ova deployment package for one of the products and am stuck is catering to different deployment scenarios though one single ovf/ova, which can lead to either an single...
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